A random light pole in a random neighborhood in the Valley with a random sticker combo on it. And these stickers have been riding for decade+!

Most of these are music slaps with action from Tattoo Goo, Dalek, Mudvayne's LD 50, and Kottonmouth Kings Hidden Stash 2. The above album's released in 2000 and 2001 respectively so it would seem that that is how long these stickers have been riding. These are some of the oldest stickers captured actively on the streets. Notice how only the Mudvayne one appears weather proof.

Some fun graffiti paying tribute to the sports franchises of Los Angeles.

In the middle it says 'Kings' and on the right of that is the Forum and the left the Staples Center. Further to the left are jerseys from James, Jimmy, and Geso, and on the right are Rime, Pose and Pane.

These bees are getting pasted around Culver City. Some also say 'Fuck Monsanto!'.

With all the dead and dying bees everywhere the past few years, its no wonder the bees are getting angry.

Most areas in the world have outlawed the pesticides that are thought to be causing the bee deaths. But that has not happened yet here in the US, where the head of the FDA is a former Monsanto employee.

Fresh new street art interruption from Chod based upon an iPhone takeover. This project is entitled 'In the Future Cellphones Will Be as Obsolete as Payphones', and it features an iPhone with the words pasted over the screen.

To drive the point home, the iPhone Takeover was fittingly placed inside an old abandoned pay phone booth in Los Angeles.

Dig the way that Chod's work keeps poking and prodding at some hollow values that society holds sacred. Click the jump to check it out

The graffiti bombs along Melrose stepped on some local toes along the way, painting over street art and graffiti. Wonder if these names still carry weight and will be left alone? Or if the spots will get claimed back quick?

Legal murals in LA moved another inch closer to becoming an actuality in this city yesterday with the city council tentatively agreeing to lift a decade long band on murals in Los Angeles.

The good news is that store fronts might soon get more art, but the bad news is that the city voted for the opt-in approach instead of opt-out. The opt-out would have allowed murals on all residential homes in Los Angeles, as well. Municipalities that did not want it could vote to opt-out, if they chose. The opt-in still allows for the individual areas to allow it, but they will have to pass their own laws to opt-in. The rich areas supported the opt-in method, while the poorer areas in LA wanted the opt-out. Guess which won?

Its cool that the new mural regulations are moving forward, but this serves as yet another example of why street art is still important--even with legalized public art. Street art is an unfiltered voice visiting all neighborhoods regardless of income or rules.

A sticker showing Steve Jobs in a Zen position, with legs crossed hovering above the ground as if God-like.

Stuck up in Hollywood.

Also notice the tuft of white fur along the top edge that got stuck up with the sticker. In order to get such a clump stuck up at the same time as the sticker, its clear that this sticker artist must have cats to leave behind such evidence. (Its something only another cat owner would understand--and love!).

This is the location where journalist Michael Hastings' Mercedes Benz crashed on Highland Avenue, just South of Melrose. Hastings was reportedly traveling 75+ mph at the time of the accident--a crazy speed and more than twice the legal limit in this semi-residential stretch.

Ever since the accident, conspiracy theories have abounded accusing dark governmental forces of taking control of Hastings' car and causing the accident. The main theory is that the remote navigation system controlling Hastings' car was hacked, and that some shady government entity caused the car to travel at crazy speeds and then crash. There have even been accusations made that Hastings' car was bombed, since the engine block was found 50 feet from the rest of the car and the accident site itself--which is extremely unusual. The situation does have a foul stench to it like something is not right. After all, the authorities claimed Hastings was identified by fingerprints, but the fireball in the car from the LOUDLABS video would appear to burn away any surface detail skin like fingerprints. There has been a push back against the theories, with sites like the LAWeekly have offered some lame excuses trying to denounce the theories. But the idiot's line of reasoning does not pan out, and what good is an article talking about conspiracy theories when you don't even mention the main theory? As the LA Weekly article demonstrates, most reporters are imbeciles, and it is tragic to lose a true voice speaking up against power like Michael Hastings. Bottom line, there have been plenty of suggestions of foul play, but so far, no proof of wrongdoing has been substantiated. At the same time, the conspiracy theories have not been disproved. And it is not a conspiracy when the alternative theories make more sense than the official explanation.

At the crash site itself, a memorial to Michael Hastings has popped up. The tribute is made up of a patriotic American flag, flowers, and a poster that says 'There Are The Ones Who Do See Me'.

Thanks to Michael for his aggressive journalism. There are definitely those who see you, and still do after your passing.